Personal Finance and Investing

‘Considering Abortion? Free Pregnancy Testing Information & Advisory Service, Quick & Confidential.’

If you read this statement in an advert, for a service listed under ‘Abortion Clinics’, what would you think? If you were pregnant and needed advice, you might give them a ring.

Unfortunately, what the Albany Women’s Centre, who posted this advert at Yell.com, failed to mention is that they don’t offer any medical services and they are, in fact, opposed to abortion in principle. Today, foll

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Scottish government launches mortgage indemnity offer The Scottish government will offer a leg-up to first-time buyers through a mortgage indemnity scheme called FirstBuy. Read more…

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association announced details Friday of a new agreement on fatigue recommendations in the aftermath of several incidents involving controllers falling asleep on the job.

Among other things, air traffic controllers will now be allowed to listen to the radio and read appropriate printed material while on duty during the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., as traffic permits.

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Sixty-one percent of online travel companies surveyed in a recent global EyeforTravel poll do not have a mobile-friendly website. Seventy-one percent do not have a mobile app.

There are many articles and presentations circling around at present detailing a multitude of mind-blowing statistics highlighting the growth of mobile and the importance of this key trend for the travel industry, but why is the travel industry not listening?

While it might seem easy to turn a blind eye and leave mobile on the back burner, the conclusions from EyeforTravel’s recent summit in London and soon-to-be released Social Media & Mobile report highlight that one thing is for sure – mobile is not going away and you need to act fast now!

It’s no longer just a handful of customers looking for your brand via mobile – it’s millions. Jeremy Co

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